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Pavilions on a pedestal
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Urban & Landscape Design
Architectural pavilions can take creativity to the next level – but what makes a pavilion truly great?
17 Apr 22
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The sound of silence
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Architecture & Interiors
Two Dutch designers create 'silent rooms' where care-home inhabitants can process the experience of loss
17 Apr 22
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A virtual leap for the lab
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Interaction Design
Self-taught game developer Mbangiso Mabaso employs augmented and virtual reality to enliven the science lab for learners
17 Apr 22
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Art across time
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Craft
Chinese-Australian artist Renee So’s exhibition at the CAMPLE LINE gallery in rural Scotland explores history in multiple forms
17 Apr 22
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Handle with care
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Art & Photography
Nandipha Yanta’s artwork focuses on self-care for Black women
10 Apr 22
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Outer peace
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Urban & Landscape Design
Design Indaba Alumnus Shigeru Ban designs a wellness retreat on Japan’s Awaji Island
10 Apr 22
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Text messaging
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Art & Photography
‘Tentative Words Change Everything’ is a new outdoor sculpture exhibition by British artist Nathan Coley
10 Apr 22
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Art for art’s sake
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Urban & Landscape Design
A reimagining of one of the world’s foremost performing arts schools has healing potential for creatives and audiences alike
10 Apr 22
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Black Coffee, the crème de la crème
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Music & Sound Design
Design Indaba congratulates Black Coffee for his Best Dance/Electronic Album win at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards
6 Apr 22
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Futureworld
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Kyle Kemink’s typo/graphic artwork pushes the boundaries of creative exploration
3 Apr 22
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Letters for Ukraine
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Graphic Design & Illustration
An Instagram design campaign from the global creative community is showing support for Ukraine
3 Apr 22
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Do the right thing
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Design Indaba Alumnus Luba Lukova’s poster portfolio is a call to action
3 Apr 22
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On the map
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Craft
Kutlwano Angela Monyai uses paint, crochet and fabric to embody the Black female experience
28 Mar 22
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Body politic
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Art & Photography
The latest exhibition taking place at Gulf Photo Plus in Dubai explores Arab womanhood through photography
28 Mar 22
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Hip-hop architecture
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Urban & Landscape Design
Architect Sekou Cooke draws inspiration from hip-hop culture for his designs
28 Mar 22
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Electric avenue
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Art & Photography
A sculpture that harnesses the magic of light and electricity finds a home at Dior
28 Mar 22
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Changing the paradigm
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Urban & Landscape Design
Diébédo Francis Kéré is the first African architect to win the coveted Pritzker
22 Mar 22
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Virtual village
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Urban & Landscape Design
Ubuntuland, Africa’s first Metaverse marketplace, explores a new digital era of art on the continent
20 Mar 22
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Feminine mystique
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Design Indaba Emerging Creative for 2022 Fikile Sokhulu pursues femininity in fashion
20 Mar 22
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On point(e)
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Music & Sound Design
Refreshing the brand identity of the Birmingham Royal Ballet
20 Mar 22
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Designing with empathy
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Product Design
Nifemi Marcus-Bello designs a bamboo kiosk for skater brand Wafflesncream
20 Mar 22
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Beam me up, skattie
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Interaction Design
The Magolide Collective has launched an AR fashion range
13 Mar 22
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Live art
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Music & Sound Design
The convention-flouting ICA Live Art Festival is back!
13 Mar 22
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Reimagining Damascus
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Product Design
Dioramas of Damascus, made from repurposed materials, tell the story of a fractured Syrian city
13 Mar 22
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A march through time
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London design studio and Design Indaba alumnus NB Studio created stamps celebrating 50 years since the first Pride march in London
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Rhythm and hues
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Tobias Bolliger of Studio Bollo turns typefaces into distorted patterns that resemble rhythmic beats
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Building sustainability
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Coburg University Master’s students designed a tiny house made entirely of renewable materials that adopts cradle-to-cradle principles
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Master of arts
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